Garment of the robe type



March 25, WM. H, H, GREENBERG GRMENT 0F THE ROBE TYPE IN1/EN TOR. g5fa/eey# @fm/BDF@ Patented Mar. 25, 1941 PATENT OFFCE GARMENT OF THE`ROBEv TYPE Harry H. Greenberg, New York, N. Y., assignor to Royal Robes,Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 8,1940, Serial No. 322,909

7 Claims.

My present invention relates generally to clothing, and has particularreference to garments of the` robe type.

The general object of my invention is to provide a robe-type garmentwhich is so constructed that a portion thereof may be caused to serve asa compartment, within which the entire garment in rolled up conditionmay be accommodated.

By the term "robe-type garment, I intend to refer to garments,generally, ofthe character exemplied by bathrobes, sleeping robes, beachrobes, and the like.

It is a `particular feature` of my present invention to provide aconstruction which permits the foregoing advantage to be achieved,Without any impairment of normal manufacturing procedures. A garment towhich my invention is applied may be cut and assembled in the usualmanner. In fact, my invention is of such a character that it may, undercertain circumstances, be applied to existing robes of ordinary type.

Another feature of my invention lies in the provision of a constructionwhich permits the main objective to be achieved Without in any Wayaltering or impairing the normal outward appearance of the garment,particularly in that no slash pockets are formed in the robe embodyingmy invention and I may therefore use light Weight material.

As a matter of fact, the elements entering into the construction of thepresent garment are of such a character that the inherent capability o-frolling the garment into a compact enclosed bundle is not discerniblefrom a mere inspection of the garment in normal unrolled condition.

Brieny, my invention resides in the application to the outer face of thegarment of a special patch or flat element which is secured along itsedges to the face of the garment to denne a pocket beneath the patch,the parts being so arranged and constructed that When the pocket isturned inside out, a compartment is formed Within which the entiregarment may be accommodated in rolled up condition.

Ina preferred construction, the patch is substantially rectangular andis secured to the garment along all of its edges, a slit being providedin the patch so as to permit the pocket to be turned inside out when thegarment is to be rolled up.

Separable fastening means are associated with the opposed edges of theslit and these preferably take the form of cooperable elements of ahookless fastener. Both the patch and the slit are of suiiicient sizewith respect to the nature of the material of which the garment is madeto allow the entire garment to be accommodated 5 Within the compartmentthat is formed beneath the patch when the pocket is turned inside out.

My invention is of such a character that the patch may be applied to thegarment at the frontportion` thereof, approximately at the hip 10 level.Preferably an outer patch is applied to the garment over thefirst-named` patch, the outer one being sufciently large to cover andthereby conceal the first-named patch. The outer patch is secured at alledges but one, 15 thereby defining a normal patch pocket, and since theentire arrangement is at the hip level, or approximately at this medialportion of the garment, the robe presents a completely normal appearanceat all times.

In the type of construction heretofore devised for the purpose ofallowing a garment to be rolled up into a compact bundle andaccommodated Within a compartment or receptacle forming part of thegarment itself, the con- 25 struction has usually been cumbersome,conspicuous, and unsatisfactory in other Ways, espe- Acially Wherethematerial of the garment is of thin, lightweight character. Inaccordance With my present invention, the material of which the 30garment is made may be as thin land light as desired, and there isnothing in the present construction Which imparts undesirable weight orbulkiness, or Which in any Way impairs the normal graceful hang of thegarment.

`It is a particular feature of my invention to provide the entirestructure of the same material, and Where this material is of thecharacter Which has obverse and reverse faces of distinguishableappearance, such as printed 40 fabrics, the present arrangement is of acharacter which conceals the reverse face of all parts, both when thegarment is worn and when it is rolled up.

The foregoing and such other objects and advantages as may appear or bepointed out as this description proceeds` are attained in the severalembodiments of this invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing,in which:

Figurey l is a perspective view of a garment constructed in accordancewith the present invention as it appears when it is Worn;

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the pocket portion shown inFigure `1, with parts 55 of light weight material is not accomplished,and no material change is necessary in the general design of the body ofthe robe.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claimas new and de sire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. `In a garment of the robe type, a patch applied to the outer face ofthe garment and having its edges secured to the garment to denne apocket between said patch and the garment face, said patch having a slittherein, and separable fastening means carried by the opposed edges ofsaid slit, said patch and slit being of sufficient size with respect .tothe nature of the material of which the garment is made to allow theentire garment to be accommodated in rolled-up condition Within thecompartment that is formed beneath said patch when said pocket is turnedinside out and an outer patch arranged over and large enough to coversaid first named patch to conceal the latter, said outer patch beingsecured in a position overlying said first named patch along all edgesbut one to deiine a normal patch pocket.

2. In a garment of the robe type, a patch applied to .the outer face ofthe garment and having its edges secured to the garment to define apocket between said patch and the garment face, said patch having a slittherein arranged adjacent and parallel to the edge of the patch that isuppermost when the garment is worn, and cooperable elements of ahookless fastener carried by the opposed edges of said slit, said patchand slit being of sufcient size with respect to the nature of thematerial of which the garment is made to allow the entire garment to beaccommodated in rolled-up condition within the compartment that isformed beneath said patch when said pocket is turned inside out and anouter patch arranged over and large enough to cover said first namedpatch to conceal the latter, said outer patch being secured in aposition overlying said first named patch along all edges but one todene a normal patch pocket, the free edge of said outer patch beingparallel and adjacent to said slit.

3. In a garment of the robe type, a patch applied to the outer face oithe garment and having its edges secured to the garment to dene a pocketbetween said patch and the garment face, said patch having a slittherein, and separable fastening means carried by the opposed edges ofsaid slit, said patch and slit being of sucient size with respect to thenature of the material of which the garment is made to allow the entiregarment to be accommodated in rolled-up condition within the compartmentthat is formed beneath said patch when said pocket is turned inside out,and an outer patch arranged over and large enough to cover saidrst-named patch to conceal the latter, said outer patch being secured tothe garment along all edges but one to define a normal patch pocket.

fl- In a garment of the robe type, a patch applied to the outer face ofthe garment and having its edges secured to the garment to define apocket between said patch and the garment face, said patch having a slittherein arranged adjacent and parallel to the edge of the patch that isuppermost when the garment is worn, and cooperable elements of ahookless fastener carried by the opposed edges of said slit, said patchand slit being of sufficient size with respect to the nature of thematerial of which the garment is made to allow the entire garment to beaccommodated in rolled-up condition within the compartment thatis formedbeneath said pafeh when said pocket is turned inside out, and an outerpatch arranged over and large enough to cover said rst-named patch toconceal the latter, said outer patch being secured to the garment alongall edges but one to dene a normal patch pocket, the free edge of saidouter patch being parallel and adjacent to said slit.

5. In a garment of the robe type composed of material havingdistinguishable obverse and reverse faces, a patch applied to the outerface of the garment and having its edges secured to the garment to dennea pocket between said patch and the garment face, said pocket having anopening provided with separable fastening means, said patch and openingbeing of suicient size with respect to the nature of the material ofwhich the garment is made to allow the entire garment to be accommodatedin rolled-up condition within the compartment that is formed beneathsaid patch when said Docket is turned inside out, said patch beingcomposed of the same material as lthat of which the garment is made and.being secured to the garment with its obverse face down, whereby saidobverse face is exposed when the pocket is turned inside out and anouter patch arranged over and substantially large enough to cover saidrst named patch, thereby concealing the reverse face of said iirst namedpatch at al1 times, said outer patch being also composed of the samegarment material and being secured in a position to overlie said rstnamed patch along all edges but one to dei-lne a normal patch pocket.

6. In a garment of the robe type composed of material havingdistinguishable obverse and reverse faces, a patch applied to the outerface of the garment and having its edges secured to the garment todefine a pocket between said patch and the garment face, said pockethaving an opening provided with separable fastening means, said patchand opening being of sufficient size with respect to the nature of thematerial of which the garment is made to `allow the entire garment to beaccommodated in rolled-up condi* tion within the compartment that isformed be- 4- neath said patch when said pocket is turned inside out,said patch being composed of the same material as that of which thegarment is made and being secured to the garment with its oball times,said outer patch being also composed of the same garment material andbeing secured to the garment, obverse face outward, along all edges butone to denne a normal patch pocket.

'1. In a garment of the robe type composed of material havingdistinguishable obverse and reverse faces, a substantially rectangularpatch applied to .the outer face of the garment on the forward portionof the latter at approximately hip level, said patch having its edgessecured to the garment to define a pocket between said patch and thegarment face, said patch having a slit therein arranged adjacent andparallel to the edge of the patch that is uppermost when the garment isworn, cooperable elements of a hookless fastener carried by the opposededges of said slit, said patch and slit being of suicient size withrespect to the nature of the material of which the garment is made toallow the entire garment to be accommodated in rolled-up conditionwithin the compartment that is formed beneath said patch when saidpocket is turned inside out, and an outer patch arranged over and largeenough to cover said first-named patch, said outer patch being securedto the garment along all edges but one to dene a normal patch pocket,the free edge of said outer patch being parallel and adjacent to saidslit, both said patches being composed of the same material as that ofwhich the garment is made, the outer patch being secured to the garmentwith its obverse face outward, the first-named patch being secured tothe garment with its obverse face down, whereby the reverse face of thefirstnamed patch is always concealed by said outer patch While theobverse face of the first-named patch is exposed when the pocket isturned inside out.

HARRY H. GREENBERG.

